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Boliden to invest $308mln on copper-nickel expansions [UPDATED]

Swedish metal producer Boliden will invest $308 million over the next two years to expand its copper-nickel production sites in Finland.

The company will spend €80 million ($98.65 million) to raise output at its Kevitsa copper-nickel mine and €45 million to expand capacity of the Harjavalta copper-nickel smelter, according to a company statement on Tuesday February 13.
Both copper and nickel saw significant price gains last year. In 2017, the London Metal Exchange three-month copper price soared 31% to $7,247 per tonne, while...

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